Deafening
['defnɪŋ] or ['dɛfnɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deafen
(n.) The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging.
Typist: Yvette
Examples
- As the din of the drum rose to almost deafening volume Kerchak sprang into the open space between the squatting males and the drummers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A few seconds afterwards, a deafening watery sound came up with awful peal from the spot where they had disappeared. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There was a deafening roar in the little room and the apes at and beyond the door fell over one another in their wild anxiety to escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Everywhere was tumult, exultation, deafening and maniacal bewilderment, astounding noise, yet furious dumb-show. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Suppose the customary loyal toasts drunk; the King's health, the Queen's with deafening vivats; that of the nation 'omitted,' or even 'rejected. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The machine is worked by two steam engines, each of 16-horse power; and the noise of the numerous wheels and rapidly revolving cylinders is almost deafening. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Then an alarm gun bellowed from a ship's bow, its deep boom reverberating in deafening tones beneath the rocky dome of Omean. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It was the surprise at the blinding flash and the deafening roar that had caused her hasty but temporary retreat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Then, suddenly, the jungle giants whipped back, lashing their mighty tops in angry and deafening protest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The pandemonium that had broken out below us was deafening. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Typist: Yvette